Students honored at Scholarship Night
Madera High School Scholarships Madera High School held its annual scholarship night April 26, and was able to honor its graduating class with a number of local and national scholarships. Rajan Bains — MHS PTA, Lincoln Elementary Parent/Faculty Club Senior, JBT Food Tech. Neiro Cabrera — Ray & Audrey Pool. Lynnlee Cam — John Adams […]
College announces Student of Note for ceremony
Each year, a Student of Note is selected based on achievement and overcoming adversity for the Madera Community College Commencement Ceremony. This year’s Student of Note is Fulisha Oscar. Fulisha grew up never knowing her father. Her relationship with her mother ended when she abandoned Fulisha at the age of 9. From there, Fulisha survived […]
MID, city partner on water project
Groundwater is vital for the community of Madera, particularly in dry years such as 2021. When surface water is limited due to inadequate rainfall and snowpack, Madera is even more heavily reliant on groundwater. To help ensure groundwater sustainability for Madera both now and into the future, projects and programs must be developed and completed. […]
Chinese autopsy raised ruckus in Borden
Every time I drive past the old Borden Chinese cemetery on Avenue 12, I think of Man Wah Chan. He was buried there in 1890, but it took a while for his dust to settle peacefully. Man Wah came to this area seeking gold and was able to survive those turbulent days on Finegold Creek […]
Camarena Health hosts annual golf tournament
Camarena Health hosted its ninth annual Camarena Classic Charity Golf Tournament. The sold out event was host to 144 golfers at Dragonfly Golf Club in Madera on April 30. Players, sponsors, and donors helped raise more than $56,000. Proceeds directly support community benefit programs Camarena Health provides to the community such as Car Seats for […]
Opinion: Loving the USA
I neglected to mention that Saturday last should have been my brother, Rocky Hill’s, 72nd birthday. He has been gone almost an entire generation, as he died on June 20, 2002, 19 years ago. As I tell my Facebook friends, HBD Rocky. His full name is Oliver Ralph Hill, Jr. Carrying our father’s name had […]
Opinion: Institutional stupidity — the CDC
A little more than a week ago, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proclaimed that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks or practice physical distancing, “except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, of territorial laws, rules and regulations, including local businesses and workplace guidance.” Last May (2020), in the […]
Early surge lifts Coyotes to win
The Madera Coyotes boys basketball team jumped out to a first quarter lead and didn’t look back in a 67-54 victory over the Madera South Stallions in Joe Flores Gym. Fawzat Saed keyed a fourth quarter run and led the team with 20 points to go with six rebounds. He also hit three 3-pointers. “Fawzat […]
Stallion girls win game on the boards
The Madera-Madera South girls basketball rivalry is starting to become one after Madera won the first 15 meetings between the two schools. After Madera South defeated the Coyotes for the first time in 2018, the Stallions picked apart the Coyotes in a 45-32 victory Wednesday in Joe Flores Gym for their third win over Madera. […]
Stallions outwrestle Coyotes for second straight year
The Madera South Stallions wrestling team shut down any thought of a comeback victory by winning the last six matches for a 45-24 dual meet victory over the Madera Coyotes. The Coyotes, who had their nine-year County/Metro Athletic Conference title streak end last season, only won one of eight matches contested in the loss. “It […]